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A Gift
Just when you seem to yourself
nothing but a flimsy web
of questions, you are given
the questions of others to hold
in the emptiness of your hands,
songbird eggs that can still hatch if you keep them warm,
butterflies opening and closing
in your cupped palms,
trusting you not to injure their scintillant fur, their dust.
You are given the questions of others
as if they were answers
to all you ask. Yes, perhaps
this gift is your answer.
Denise Levertov

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Lord thank you for this group. It's been a joy to meet and to share our thoughts candidly and genuinely.

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Thanks for your openness and energy, Nicole!

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We were blessed by your calm guidance and tech savvy, which were so essential to our group. Thank you.

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Dan, our group was blessed with your forthrightness and perceptions.

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Thank you for your honesty and energy and for your deep dedication to your job--it is vital to our community.

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Your forthright energy and explorative honesty was always a boost to me.

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Thank you for sharing some of your story leading you into the ministry, and somehow letting me understand that it is always an ongoing process. Your guidance was/is a blessing.

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Thank you for putting such smart, kind, and faithful people in my life. I'm always learning how to be a better person in their company.

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Thank you for responding to God's call, for encouraging us to listen, and showing us how.

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Thank you for your warm smiles, patience, understanding, and inclusivity. I am also grateful for your technical prowess!

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Thank you for blessing our group with your warmth and kindness. You are a stalwart companion on this journey of uncertainty.

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Our group was blessed by your carefully considered insights. Thank you for your sincerity; and for Miranda! ;>)

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Your presence and honesty was a real blessing to me.

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Your bravery and energy in following where the Holy Spirit guides you is inspiring.

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I so appreciate your quiet thoughtfulness, insight, and wisdom.

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You made our group a blessing because of your joyful spontaneity and engagement. Thank you for sharing how God is working in your life.

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You blessed our group with your honesty and good humor. Thank you for being so thoughtful.

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Our group was blessed by your compassion, openness, and inquiring spirit. What you do professionally amazes me. Thank you!

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Our group was blessed with your wisdom, erudition, and strong moral compass. You always lead us to a higher ground.

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You've brought a triple blessing to our group, with historical and biblical knowledge, personal wisdom, and open curiosity. Thank you, thank you.

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Teacher and friend! Thank you for your gentle guidance of our group. Your knowledge is deep, and your willingness to look into the unknown is wide.

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Your readiness to respond to God's call to you is an inspiration. I've been blessed to learn from you about the power of prayer.

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The holy spirit is strong in you.  Like Samuel, God is calling you to serve through your art, humor, and unique observations.

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You have much to teach others about prayer and how it works. I love your bravery in "whacking on" despite turbulence.

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What a blessing you have been to our group.  I'll never forget the image of gentiles as reptiles! Thank you for your humor as well as dedication to thought.

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I am grateful for your expressions of amazement in the power of community  and hope for real change in the world.

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Your open sense of wonder and curiosity has been a blessing to me and to our group.

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Mary Carter, Thank you for everything you brought to us, including your intellect and background, your care and enthusiasm!

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Mary Carter, Thank you for everything you brought to us, including your intellect and background, your care and enthusiasm!

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Mary, You blessed our group with your caring approach and insights.

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Mary, You blessed our group with your caring approach and insights.

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Dan, Our group was bless by your reason and logic.

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Dan, Our group was bless by your reason and logic.

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Jessica, thank you for your calm, caring leadership and faithful witness.

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Jessica, thank you for your calm, caring leadership and faithful witness.

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Kimberly, you made our group a blessing because of your sharing and vulnerability and enthusiasm!

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Kimberly, you made our group a blessing because of your sharing and vulnerability and enthusiasm!

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Jim, our group was blessed with your intellect and gentleness. 

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Jim, our group was blessed with your intellect and gentleness. 

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Kimberly, You made our group a blessing because of your...

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Kimberly, You made our group a blessing because of your...

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Nicole, thank you for blessing our group with your vulnerability and kindness.

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Nicole, thank you for blessing our group with your vulnerability and kindness.

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Alexandra, our group was blessed by your boldness and passion!

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Alexandra, our group was blessed by your boldness and passion!

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Alexandra, Our group was blessed by your . . .

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Alexandra, Our group was blessed by your . . .

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Kimberly, You made our group a blessing because of your . . . 

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artistry and huge heart!

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openness to explore.

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Tom, Thank you for blessing our group with your . . .

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wry smile and honest engagement.

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Jim, Our group was blessed because of your . . .

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Jim, Our group was blessed because of your . . .

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generous sharing of knowledge and wisdom.

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Dan, Our group was blessed by your . . .

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Dan, Our group was blessed by your . . .

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wit and wisdom, honestly and thoughtful expression.

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Your lovely and gentle willingness to attend to the matters of value and human connection.

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Bringing this group together.